Vegetable Gardening in the Cariboo, growing vegetables, climate control, what I've learned over the years, what works and what doesn't.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

A Vegetable Garden will save $ and provide you with Healthy Food

A Vegetable Garden will
save $ and provide you with Healthy Food

Growing your own Vegetable Garden can save you
money and give you the peace of mind of knowing what you are putting into your
body.

With recent recalls such as salmonella, E. coli
and Listeria on the vegetables sold in the food industry these days I am happy
that I can provide my family with our own food.Your own vegetable garden is one of the best
investments you can give to yourself and your family; anyone can grow a
vegetable garden whether you live in an apartment or a home with land to
grow.Vegetables do well in the ground,
in containers, raised beds, greenhouses, and even mixed in your flower gardens.

Growing your own food
not only saves you money at the Grocery store but it puts you in charge of what
is going into your body. You decide whether you want to spray your vegetables
or grow them organically.

There are many
benefits to growing your own vegetable garden.
It’s also a great way to get children involved. Have them pick a vegetable and a spot in the
garden so they can learn to how to start a seed, plant it in the garden, care
for it and watch it grow. I do this every
year with my grandchildren.

I’d like to share my experience and research with
you so you too can enjoy the benefits of a homegrown harvest. The is nothing
like walking out the door and picking a fresh tomato of the vine, or some
lettuce, radishes and onions for a salad.Even in the cooler climates you
don’t have to have a greenhouse to grow your vegetables even in the cooler
climates; there are all kinds of crop protectors out there. I’ll let you know
what I’ve tried and what has worked best for us.

Growing my own garden for years has not come without a lot of
trial and error. I love to experiment with new things and that has left me
surprised and disappointed at times, but at the end of every season we have a
freezer full of homegrown vegetables and that makes it all worth it.